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comment by Anonymous, 2009-05-31 19:04:45

15' pavones
Three years back in june we rolled into pavones in a storm. It was raining so hard we could not see the waves from the shore. It was packed and there was no electricity in the town for the whole night. We barely found a place to stay for $40 for the night. just a room with a bed and a bathroom. We went and ate a great fish dinner by candle light in the only little place serving food in town. In the morning we awoke to 15' waves that stayed for three days. All the points connected for at least 3/4 of a mile. IT was Pretty fast in the middle section and I never made it through to the end. I ended up just surfing the last 1/4 mile section. From what I understand it was a swell that hits once every ten years. We got lucky.

comment by Anonymous, 2009-02-10 20:03:58

paradise
spent near a month here in 2008, got to know everyone in the town stayed in an awesome house of a friend, did not meet one person from florida all the whiteys were from nantuck, charleston, calif, all pretty decent people. The ticos around there are awesome really helpful, several decent restaurants around, even got a flat on my quad and a tico helps me change it with a tire of his. can be kinda pricey though it costs money to get things down that far south in the country. I was there so long due to the river flooding and being unable to get out, the ferry couldnt run, if you go you will understand. The break was epic at least 10 days out of the 30 I was there, usually only busy midday to 6ish, the bus leaves and everyone goes with it. I had many overhead mornings of glassy wrapping around the rocks to myself until 10 or 11. no stress at all everyone is really chill from around the world here, locals dont even surf so they dont care, they just drink beers at the cantina and watch if not pumping there walk down the road to punta banco and there is a nice break that is much more consistent not such a small swell direction window or take a fishin boat across to montepalo directly across the bay 50 bucks a fisherman will drop you off. Bring plenty of supplies fins, repair, everything the surf shop there is a monopoly and very expensive. I actually ended up buying two boards from the neighbor there who shaped boards 250 each, sweet boards too. Overall best place for me in Costa, rainforests, hiked the river up the the volcanic shelf and saw some crazy indign. peoples in canoes, spear fished every morn and spiney lobsters were everywhere, highly recommend you go soon it looks like some developers could be moving in soon and the govt does not seem to be stopping it

comment by Brooks St Local, 2008-09-07 07:19:29

Pavones Perfection
Recently returned from Pavones and scored overhead perfect waves for a week. People bill it as the second longest point break in the world with rides up to 3/4 of a mile long. We got long rides 200-300 yards, but it looks like it would have to be the swell of the century to connect all the way from the top of the point through the Cantina for that to happen.

The vibe is a mixed bag however. What you have is primarily disgruntled Ex-Pats mostly Floridians who cannot surf ,save a few, and the Ticos who still throw shakas after you get a good one.

The irony about the Floridians is that they do not what outsiders surfing their break ( the break they took from the Ticos) yet they all make money of tourist that visit the break.

Just sit deeper then them and you can get all the waves you want, since most of them are shoulder hoppers anyway.

comment by Alex, 2008-08-16 21:26:08

Pavones hostel
I am traveling to Costa Rica next week and I planned on staying in Pavones for a while. Can anyone recommend a clean, comfortable hostel in the Pavones area? I do not need something luxurious, I just want to stay somewhere that has a good vibe and laid back atmosphere. If anyone has any recommendations I'd appreciate it.

comment by CPTSURF , 2008-08-08 18:19:05

WOW !
scored pavones in early may of this year @ a few feet over head for one day then it dropped to chest high the next day lol very fickle spot but worth the drive just to see the country

comment by Gringos Rifa y Controla, 2008-06-29 01:05:11

Boricua Vale Pinga
Definitely one of the best waves in the world. It's a shame what has happened in the last 10 years...CR used to be a mellow place to go, with reasonable rates and peaceful locals. Now, we have to put up with a bunch of aggro Monkey Riquenos and Brazil. Americans are not the problem, mis amigos. "Mire en el pinche espejo".

comment by Felipe, 2008-05-26 16:30:54

Google marker is right
At high-power view you can see the "Esquina del Mar".

comment by Dave , 2008-05-15 22:02:53

August
Hey, I'm thinking of coming in early August, alone for 2-3 weeks. I want ot surf everyday - is this always possible in Pavones? If I'm in San Jose, what's the quickest way to get to Pavones without renting a car... if swell is small is it worth trying to hit Domincal on the way through? Thanks a lot!

comment by soulsurfer3, 2008-04-10 23:01:47

Surf Pavones!
Hey, surfed Pavones last May on an epic swell. Killer wave, killer rides. Some good info on the spot here:
http://surftherenow.com/2008/03/31/surf-pavones-costa-rica/

comment by Anonymous, 2008-02-25 14:07:46

Google Marker
The google marker is in the wrong place. Pavones is south of the marker.